Mike Geniella, a longtime local reporter, spoke to kzyx about a letter from the Attorney General's office to District Attorney David Eyster, declining his request to recuse himself from the decision about what to do about former Ukiah police chief Noble Waidelich, who was fired in June in the midst of an unspecified criminal investigation.
Ukiah is hiring a firm in Placer County to help with its search for a new, permanent police chief. The hiring was approved during the last Ukiah City Council
A domestic abuse lawsuit is moving to the trial phase against the Ukiah police chief and Mendocino County, five years after initial complaints were reported.